Zephaniah 1:6

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And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship [and] that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;	And them that are turned back from the LORD; and [those] that have not sought the LORD, nor enquired for him.	Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD [is] at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And them that are turned back^H5472 from^H310 the LORD^H3068; and those that have not sought^H1245 the LORD^H3068, nor enquired^H1875 for him.

Original Hebrew

וְאֶת־הַנְּסֹוגִים מֵאַחֲרֵי יְהוָה וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא־בִקְשׁוּ אֶת־יְהוָה וְלֹא דְרָשֻׁהוּ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
הַ/נְּסוֹגִ֖ים	ha./ne.so.Gim	H5472	HTd/VNrmpa	those/ (who) have turned back
מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֣י	me./'a.cha.Rei	H310	HR/R	from/ after
יְהוָ֑ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
וַ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר	va./'a.Sher	H834	HC/Tr	and/ (those) who
לֹֽא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	not
בִקְשׁ֥וּ	vik.Shu	H1245	HVpp3cp	they have sought
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
וְ/לֹ֥א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
דְרָשֻֽׁ/הוּ	de.ra.Shu./hu	H1875	HVqp3cp/Sp3ms	they have sought/ him

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
H1875 — דָּרַשׁ (dârash, daw-rash'): a primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship; ask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.
H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
H5472 — סוּג (çûwg, soog): a primitive root; properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize); backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

and those — Psalms 10:4, Psalms 14:2-3, Isaiah 43:22, Hosea 7:7, Romans 3:11, Hebrews 2:3
turned — 1 Samuel 15:11, Psalms 36:3, Psalms 125:5, Isaiah 1:4, Jeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 2:17, Jeremiah 3:10, Jeremiah 15:6, Ezekiel 3:20, Hosea 4:15-16, Hosea 11:7, Hebrews 10:38-39, 2 Peter 2:18-22

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